heart

Definitions

1. noun

   The organ in your chest that pumps blood.

   Examples

   • The doctor listened to her heart with a stethoscope.
   • Exercise makes the heart stronger.
2. noun

   Your feelings and character.

   Examples

   • She has a cold heart.
   • He has a kind heart and helps everyone.
3. noun

   The place where love, joy, grief and other feelings are thought to be.

   Examples

   • Her heart was singing with joy.
   • He is a man with a good, loving heart.
4. noun

   Courage and strong spirit.

   Examples

   • The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
   • She took heart and tried again.
   ≈bravery≈nerve≈spirit≈audacity≈balls +24 more
5. noun

   In farming, how rich and fertile the soil is.

   Examples

   • The farmer rested the field for a year to restore its heart.
   • Years of overuse had left the soil without heart.
6. noun

   A loving word used to speak to someone.

   Examples

   • Listen, dear heart, we must go now.
   • Don't worry, sweet heart, everything will be fine.
   ≈honey≈sugar≈babber≈babe≈precious +94 more
7. noun

   Memory, used in the phrase by heart.

   Examples

   • I know almost every Beatles song by heart.
   • She learned the poem by heart for the show.
8. noun

   In old use, a person.

   Examples

   • Poor heart, she had walked miles in the rain.
   • The old story spoke of a lonely heart on the moors.
9. noun

   A shape used to show love.

   Examples

   • She drew a little heart next to her name.
   • He sent her a message full of red hearts.
10. noun

    A playing card with red heart shapes.

    Examples

    • She led with the ace of hearts.
    • He held three hearts and two spades.